Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker 1982 International Smash Hit

"Heartbreaker", a 1982 hit written by The Bee Gees' Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, became one of Dionne Warwick's biggest international hits, peaking on Billboard's Hot 100 at #10 in January 1983 and #1 AC in the USA and #2 in the UK. Internationally, the tune was also a smash in continential Europe, Australia, Japan, South Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, Canada, and Asia. The track was taken from the album Heartbreaker which to date has sold over 3 million units internationally and earned Dionne an RIAA USA Gold Award for the album. The album peaked at #25 on the Hot 100 Album Chart, #13 on the R&B Chart and #3 in the UK. Dionne stated to Wesley Hyatt in his The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits that she was not fond of "Heartbreaker," but recorded the tune because she trusted the Bee Gees' judgment that it would be a hit. How did the project come about? The legendary Clive Davis was attending his aunt's wedding in Florida and spoke with Barry Gibb. Barry mentioned that he had always been a fan of Dionne's and Clive arranged for Dionne and the BeeGees to discuss a project. Dionne and the brothers Gibb hit it off and the album "Heartbreaker" and the title single was released in October 1982.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: dibotis

Length: 04:17
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